Category: al-Quaida

No Amb. Khalilzad, the Enemy of My Enemy is Not My Friend

Commentary Former U.S. Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad’s suggestion that America and its allies should side with the Taliban against ISIS-K, which has waged an increasingly bloody insurgency against Taliban hegemony in Afghanistan, embodies the naïve belief that there are good jihadists and bad jihadists. “ISIS is the common enemy of the Taliban and the…


Capitol Report (Oct. 20): 52 Terrorists Linked to Al Qaeda Detained En Route to the US

Clashes over vaccine mandates continue across the country. Employees in public and private sectors are protesting and filing lawsuits to push back. With vaccine mandates across the country quickly approaching, NTD speaks to a U.S. congressman about these mandates and about his recent visit to the southern border. Two Senate Democrats push back on the…


Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan Emboldens Extremists: UK Anti-Terror Chief

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has “heartened and emboldened” Islamic extremists and the UK is vigilant to the increased terror threats, Britain’s domestic intelligence chief said on Friday. Talking to the BBC’s Today programme on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Ken McCallum, director-general of the MI5 intelligence agency, also…